This is part II of an interview with Mr. Justin Reimer about a ministry he and his wife launched called The Elisha Foundation. Part I of the interview can be found here. Describe your ministry a bit. What is your vision? Scope? Mission? Our overriding mission is to encourage families of people with special needs (kids and adults) to a more intimate faith in Christ, lived out with passion and love. In our experience we have seen that relational intimacy, faith, passion and real love all commonly suffer in the lives of those affected by a disability or other complication. As the focus shifts … [Read more...] about Justin Reimer – The Elisha Foundation – Part II
Ligonier Conference – Steve Lawson – (I)
Dr. Steven J. Lawson opened the conference with a dynamic message entitled "The Foolishness of Preaching" from the text I Cor. 1:18-25. Lawson is the senior pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama. He serves on the board of directors of The Master's College and Seminary and the ministerial board for Reformed Theological Seminary and teaches with Dr. John MacArthur at the Expositor's Institute. In addition to his pulpit ministry, Dr. Lawson has written more than ten books, including Foundations of Grace, Made in Our Image: The Fallacy of the User-Friendly God, The … [Read more...] about Ligonier Conference – Steve Lawson – (I)
Live Webcast of Ligonier National Conference
Chris Larson passes on the good news that Ligonier Ministries will be offering a free, live webcast of their national conference -- along with a simulcast in Spanish! Get the details. … [Read more...] about Live Webcast of Ligonier National Conference
Justin Reimer – Elisha Foundation – Part I
I previously mentioned that I'd be posting an interview with Justin Reimer, who with his wife Tamara established The Elisha Foundation in December 2005. Here is part I of our interview. Can you please tell us how the Lord called you to Himself? I grew up in a Christian home with two parents who love the Lord and raised us in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. We were immersed in Christianity. I remember kneeling next to my bed at the age of 4 full of fear that hell was real and asking Jesus to save me. At the age of 16 I found myself really challenged to evaluate what exactly I believed … [Read more...] about Justin Reimer – Elisha Foundation – Part I
Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor
Matt Harmon just finished reading this new biography of Pastor Tom Carson by his son, Dr. D. A. Carson (one of the most renown theologians of our day, who teaches at Trinity Evangelical Theological Seminary in Deerfield, IL). Harmon passed along this great quote below. Dr. Carson, upon reflecting on his father's drive for excellence and occasional lack of proper rest and refreshment, wrote: So many aspects of ministry demand excellence, and there are not enough hours in the day to be excellent in all of them. When I was a young man, I heard D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones comment that he would not … [Read more...] about Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor
Home Schooling Still Legal in California
The Ace of Spades HQ notes: The LA Times got it wrong in the first sentence of their article. Parents without teaching credentials can still educate their children at home under the various exemptions to mandatory public school enrollment provided in § 48220 et seq. of the Cal. Ed. Code. The parents in this case lost because they claimed that the students were enrolled in a charter school and that with minimal supervision from the school, the children were free to skip classes so the mother could teach them at home. There is no basis in law for that argument. If only the parents had attempted … [Read more...] about Home Schooling Still Legal in California